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Originally Posted by YyjFlames
Huberdeau is really the only boat anchor. Weegar is signed to a great contract and is following the similar late-blooming career path that Gio took, and if he keeps getting better, he could be a 34 year-old Norris trophy winner too. His contract is a deal now and it'll probably still look like a deal when it expires. Kadri's is still market, and I'm sure teams would be interested in him if he were made available and interested in moving on. He brings quite a bit of value to Calgary for the rebuild, though, as long as he keeps playing and mentoring like he did this last year (and doesn't go back to the first year I don't give a crap Kadri).
Calgary has a much better, deeper and more intriguing prospect base now than they had in 2013 (Gaudreau was 1 at the time, but the list got weak quickly and fell off hard after Jon Gillies at 4 or 5). Gaudreau turned into a superstar but Calgary has a few young guys now at forward, defence and in goal that could really explode.
Lots more to like these days than back then.
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Huberdeau is the biggest concern but if we are patient, we may be able to get rid of him at some point.
With the cap set to escalate very quickly, IMO Kadri is tradeable and Weegar could have the best 30+ age contract in the NHL.
Salt Lake City will be a very interesting option for a ton of teams. With LTIR they have $50 mil cap space and a new owner looking to spend. I hope Conroy gets in on the action as they likely will be the busiest team in the league. Kadri could be a cheap pick up for them.